LOUISBURG – Edward Arnold “Bud” Sawitzky, 84, of Louisburg, died Monday night, Oct. 8, 2012.

He was the son of the late Arnold E. and Sophia V. Sawitzky and was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie “Marge” Sawitzky. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Louisburg Moose Lodge.

Surviving: daughters Janet (Dennis) Van Jaarsveld of Louisburg, Lynn Lamoray of Nashville, Tenn.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.